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municipal

[ myoo-nis-uh-puhl ]

adjective

  1. of or relating to a town or city or its local government:

    municipal elections.

  2. Archaic. pertaining to the internal affairs of a state or nation rather than to international affairs.


municipal

/ mjuːˈnɪsɪpəl /

adjective

  1. of or relating to a town, city, or borough or its local government
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • muˈnicipalism, noun
  • muˈnicipally, adverb
  • muˈnicipalist, noun
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Other Words From

  • mu·nici·pal·ly adverb
  • inter·mu·nici·pal adjective
  • nonmu·nici·pal adjective
  • nonmu·nici·pal·ly adverb
  • premu·nici·pal adjective
  • quasi-mu·nici·pal adjective
  • quasi-mu·nici·pal·ly adverb
  • super·mu·nici·pal adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of municipal1

First recorded in 1530–40; from Latin mūnicipālis, from mūnicip-, stem of mūniceps “citizen of a free town” (from mūni(a) “duties” + -ceps, combining form of capere “to take”; prince ) + -ālis -al 1
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Word History and Origins

Origin of municipal1

C16: from Latin mūnicipium a free town, from mūniceps citizen from mūnia responsibilities + capere to take
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Example Sentences

Yet, as of early this week, Marx found none of the municipal code tickets written in late December or early January has appeared in the Superior Court’s system, though the city still has time to file the paperwork.

Shawn Takeuchi, a spokesman for SDPD, said Police Chief David Nisleit worked closely with the mayor on the executive order and also expects that the municipal code tickets will soon be filed in court.

Getting paid for unused sick and vacation time is a significant perk in many union contracts, and it’s often available to police and other municipal employees.

In 250 towns, the total liability owed to municipal employees grew between 2015 and 2019.

On the podcast this week, VOSD hosts Scott Lewis, Andrew Keatts and Sara Libby bask in the nerdy political glory that is municipal finance.

Last year, Takoma Park in Maryland took a similar step when it allowed 16- and 17-year-olds to vote in municipal elections.

Criminal justice is quintessentially a local matter; policing, judging, and operating local jails are municipal endeavors.

But when this same chamber serves as Ferguson Municipal Court, a disproportionate number of the defendants are black.

The Ferguson municipal court canceled its August sessions because of the turmoil, but it is expected to resume in September.

The City Council appoints the municipal judge, currently Ron Brockmeyer, who is also white.

Public corporations are formed for governing the people and are often called municipal corporations.

If he be a Filipino, he is usually elected by vote of the vice-presidents (ex-mayors) and municipal councillors of the province.

In short, the governmental system adopted is intended to raise the native progressively from savagery to municipal life.

The proclamation embodying this Act permitted the temporary use of municipal lands, the seed supplied to be repaid after the crop.

State employees are within these acts in some states, and excluded in others, likewise municipal employees.

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